Add a new credit card to your account

You can change or remove the credit or debit card you're using in your AdWords Express account as long as you have another payment method in your account. The steps to update your credit card are a little different, depending on whether you're using automatic payments or manual payments.

Note

If you have an outstanding balance, you might see a red alert in your account. See the following instructions for making automatic or manual payments.

Automatic payments

To use a credit card with the automatic payment setting, just add it to your AdWords Express account and make it your primary payment method. Click one of the links below to see instructions to use a credit card with the automatic payment setting.

Credit card payment authorization

When you make a payment, we’ll first authorize your card for the amount of the charge. This means that our system checks with your credit card provider to make sure that your card has enough credit available to cover your payment. Once this is done, your balance will update and your ads will typically start running again if they had stopped.

A payment authorization might show up on your credit card statement, but it's not an actual charge. It’ll be automatically removed. The way that AdWords Express charges appear on your credit card or bank statement can vary, depending on the credit card you're using. Typically, here's what you can expect to see if you're using the following payment methods:

Visa or MasterCard
If you're using Visa or MasterCard and you’ve been charged by AdWords Express, you might see any of the following on your statement:

GOOGLE ADWORDS. CC@GOOGLE.COM

GOOGLE*GOOG[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

GOOGLE*SVCS[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

GOOGLE*ADWS[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

American Express

GOOGLE LTD. CC@GOOGLE.COM ADWORDS ADVERTISING

GOOGLE INC. CC@GOOGLE.COM ADWORDS ADVERTISING

GOOGLE*SVCS[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

GOOGLE*ADWS[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

Bank account (direct debit)
If you're using direct debit and you’ve been charged by AdWords Express, you might see any of the following on your statement:

Goog_[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

Google_[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

Google[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

GOOGLE[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

GOOOGLE_A[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

GOOGLE_[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

ADW[10-digit AdWords Customer ID]

Multiple customer IDs

If you notice more than one customer ID on your statement, it might mean that you have more than one AdWords or AdWords Express account associated with that payment method.